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St Peter Port North district | |||
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Registered | 3,220[1] | ||
Turnout | 27%[1] | ||
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The 2015 St Peter Port North by-election was held in the States of Guernsey district of St Peter Port North on 2 December 2015 following the death of deputy Martin Storey in July 2015.[2]
3,224 residents were eligible to vote, a reduction to 86% of those who had been eligible for the 2012 election.[3] There was some controversy over holding a by-election as the cost is estimated at £51,100 to elect someone to sit as a deputy for just five months, especially when the number of deputies and therefore seats will be reduced in April 2016.[4][5]
There were three by-election candidates, Mike Henderson, David Noakes, and Charles Parkinson.[3] There were 3,220 registered voters and the turnout was 883 (27%). Parkinson won with 571 votes, Henderson received 184, and Noakes 109.[1]
Result
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Independent | Charles Parkinson | 571 | 64.7% | |
Independent | Michael Henderson | 184 | 20.8% | |
Independent | David Noakes | 109 | 12.3% | |
Majority | 387 | 43.9% | ||
Total valid votes | 864 | |||
Rejected ballots | 19 | |||
Turnout | 883 | 27% | ||
Registered electors | 3,220 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Charles Parkinson elected to Guernsey States in landslide". BBC News. 2 December 2015. Archived from the original on 13 September 2020. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
- ^ "The By-election (Saint Peter Port North) Ordinance, 2015". Guernsey Legal Resource. 29 September 2015. Archived from the original on 14 September 2020. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
- ^ a b "Three candidates in Guernsey by-election". BBC News. November 2015. Archived from the original on 3 June 2021.
- ^ "Guernsey by-election to cost fifth of general election". BBC. 11 September 2015.
- ^ "Guernsey by-election approved despite concerns". BBC News. 29 September 2015. Archived from the original on 3 June 2021.
- ^ "Landslide victory for former minister". Guernsey Press. 3 December 2015. Archived from the original on 13 September 2020. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
- ^ "St Peter Port North By-election". Election 2016. Archived from the original on 19 February 2016. Retrieved 15 September 2020.